The Brussels Post, 1885-5-1, Page 44 TUR BRUSSELS POST:
The Taxies and Vulutto aro
EiAy 1, 1885.
{ DISTRICT STR ICT N EES attempt- Ilion to his own shale. Thomas ?Jo-
glue it his s)I1rt(1 t, There are ing to road ouo•ttuothors pedigree. laaneb eu, proprietor, Jaime Dfillor,
L'I)C 131`1J55e15 *tug mans' laws or parte of lofts that ! -
Friday of noxi week has been pro. groom.
while we cannot, or do not sane- j
petep { 1' M.4 I" 1 1885tion them, we liax'e to abide by' claimed an Arbor day by the Mayor,
The boor 1 A Y
Ow ovate.
them land it is to our interest to
Arm; tee 110W Ontario i'ritnrllitee sen that they are put to the use
intended. ��,
number of
r pedlar from CTOderich
made his last trip 012 Tuesday. lie
they �t, gathered. iu all the "empties "
Lill becomes law, any limn ..lux 1
'rt The cheese factor • commenced o •
llltve the idea that Over)' J p
earns $2,50' per annum will be en- 111 up e
tithd f,1 vote. 'flops Nearly every- hotel -keeper intends doing all in
body pvill be entitled to vote, as their power to baulk the eftective-
• • f the S' tt Act but while
orations last week. The supply of
milk is as yet somewhat limited.
May this year will have more than
few workmen earn less then flus utsa o iC " co its usual quota of Louse cleaning and
stun per annum. The effect of
this only be true. in some cases, ' moving 00 account of the Scott Act,
this liberal extension of the fran-
chise remains to be seen, but as
Ontario is c•oncadetl to be the host law, 111 doing so the will have .
intelligent and enlightened pro\'. 6 3 to accommodate whatever business
ince in the Dominion, there is the support of the majority and I there may be to do in the liquor lino
probably no reason to fear that a the sooner those who think of de- under Scott Act restrictions, A
fyiug the law come to this way of stroug and determined vigilance com-
mittee are going to see that, the Act
is not broken hero,
we know a number of mels in the
hotel business who will do .what is
right and in compliance with the
but it is to be hoped some of this will
not need repeating,
Jno Johnston 15 fitting up premises
mistake has been made.
THE question of building a skat-
ing and curling rink in Brussels is
once more mooted. A number of
nor leading citizens have agreed
to take. stock, from $10 up to $100.
The Caledonian Society directors
have an ltlett of investing some
$200 or $250 in the concern and
it appears there would be very lit-
tle difficulty in raising the neces-
sary amount of capital. It is stat-
ed, by those who are supposed to
); eiw, that a rink suitable to a
pule the size of Brussels coup(' be
erected for $1,000 or $ 1,500. .The
idea is to floor it so that roller
skates could be used. As to how
it would pay the shareholders, a
gentleman from Listowel is auth-
ority for the statement that share-
holders in the rink in that town
received over 80 per cent. dividend.
Of course last winter was an ex-
ceptional one, owing to its length
and unbroken ice. The Listowel
rink is being -Used this season for
rollers. If this matter ie taken up
in time there can be "no two
doubts" but it would succeed.
Trw Northwest rebellion contin-
ues to attract the attention of ev-
ery Canadian and from the ap-
pearance of things the end is not
yet. Already a large number of
lives have been. sacrificed and from
the reports sent from General
Middleton's headquarters a bloody
battle may be expected before Riel
is routed, as he is entrenched and
in an almost impregnable position.
Patriotism may be ell right but it
appears like a sinful waste of hu-
man life to have such a war in
progress as now exists in the west,
and it is quite evident that "some-
one has blundered" in the trans-
action. Leaving polities out of
the question altogether, whoever
is the cause, whether they be Ile -
form or Conservative, they should
be exposed. The loss to settlers
in that country who are unable to
put in a crop owing to the unsettl-
ed state of affairs w.11 bo no small
one, while the reputation) of the
West is blackened for years as far
as a rush of emigration is concern-
ed. Victories may be bought too
dear and before this rebellion is
over many will be the regrets that
what might kave been adjusted
without war was not done so.
General Middleton is advancing
upon the rebel stronghold, with a
considerably larger force than he
commanded at the last battle, and
a battle is expected before long.
Roussy of this week ushers in
the Canada Temperance Act as
law in the County of Huron. This
measure was not forced upon the
people but by the free and hide -
pendent vote the electors said, by
a majority of over sixteen hundred,
eve want to give the Act a fair and
impartial trial. This being the
ease the question comes home to
us in this way, who should support
this new law and see that it is car-
ried out `l That it is law there is
no doubt ; that all law abiding
people should see that every law
placed upon our statute book is
not allowed to lie as a dead letter
is equally apparent, hence we look
for a ii it(,il fooling oil this ques-
tion. est. The Scott Act man
should leave nothing undone to
see that the l,rovisions of this law
are recognized and 0nforood. 1115
vote helped swell the majority and
to drop out of the fight at this
jtulc taro is to weaken the hands of
those engaged iu seeing that the
law is put - in force,,. 2nd. The
anti -Scott Act man should 1101p ill
the operation of this measure. Al-
though leo voted tigltinst it last
fall, it is now law and he should
feel it his duty to stand by it and
thinking the batter for all con-
cerned. The temperance people
collie in for a great share of blame,
by e good many, for the work they
have done, but notwithstanding
this, theirs has been an unselfish
work, not for themselves but for
those who were either addicted to
drink or easily influenced. The
Scott Act organization in the Co.
seems to be pretty thorough and
if the law is either openly or sec-
retly violated the offenders need
expect no sympathy as they have
received timely warning.
Spring 'Treatment 0f Bees.
A. man celled today, saying, "Last
fall, I had four colonies of bees and
now I have the combs and hives only
fur the bees are all dead. Would it
be advisable for 1110 to buy one pound
of bees cud a queen, to start with ? I
want to use those combs and hives.
I received a letter from a lady yester-
day, saying her bees %vele all dead.
The long continued winter has, no
doubt. beeu very destructive to bees.
As the hive and comb aro worth half
the price of a colony, it will bo wise
fur persons losiug their bees, to stock
up again, The best way to do it will
depend on circumstances. The dead
bees should 110t be allowed to decay
in the cluster, but be shakeu out ;
those stickiug iu tllo eon* will do no
Laren, as the liviug bees will remove
then,. Handle the comb gently, as
it easily breaks from the frame, in a
cool day. If hives contain honey,
robber beee will carry it away, Wheu
the deal ones have bolo removed suf-
ficient to admit air freely between the
combs, ,,ire gauze might be tacked
over the eutranco to keep out bees,
If the Lives are shut up tightly, the
dead workers will gather dampness
and the combs mould, but with plenty
of air they clry up, and tlio combs are
bright and sweet. There will be no
danger of worms destroying the comb
before warm weather.
A pounce of bees and a queen,
might increase to a full colony during
the seaeuu, but too late to gather
surplus, It is 11 good way to stock
up, if the portion buying them has
other colonies to draw brood from. It
is also a good way to procure a valu-
able queen, if one 1s not an adept in
introducing queens to strange bees.
Where one has empty hives and comb
and can purchase swarms near by at
reasonable rates, this would bo 1313
goo:. a way as any. Where a first
swarm is given combo and honey, and
in some instances, cast a swarm which
is called a "maiden swarm." It
might be divided, if the owner is more
desirous to increase hie bees than to
secure honey. If a person having 4
hives of comb, would purchase, in
spring a large, full colony, and feed
liberally after apple bloom, during
wet weather, or whenever the honey
flow ceases, there would be bees en-
ough to cover all the comb, whether
they swarmed naturally or artificial-
ly, Good comb is better to a bee-
keeper than money in the bank ; for
if given to a swarm, they will in a
few days be storing in suppers. Our
bees wore put into the cellar Decem-
ber 1st, and today, April lst, are be-
ing carried from et, most of them in
good condition. A. small number
10000 loft 011 their summer stands,
and coo -third of them were dead. In
removing bees from winter quarters,
mire is necessary lost they swarm
out, and settle together, as they ac-
quire the same odor from being m
apartment so long. As soon as they
are carried out and given their liber•
ty, they sport, and if many ars sot
closely together, tl.toy appear to get
excited and. leave the hive, The dan-
ger may be avoided by setting them
in different parts of tho same apiary,
and nob carrying them out too fast.
.Frost is not out of the ground, and
boort have gathered no pollon.- + x.
Tho hanging committee of the
Paris Salon have 0000pted a pouting
sent by Wm. Brymnor, of Ottawa, for
the exhibition winch operas 0est month,
and havo placed it among those
for special merit.
During the past two months each
of our three millers has had an "olive
branch" added to his family tree.
The latest arrival is a girl, who came
to the honed of John Garnoss last
Sunday. It is feared that this end -
den heavy demand on the mills cam
missariat stores might cause a larger
toll than usual to be taken, but Boss
Nixon assures us that tho old rule of
every twelfth bushel will be strictly
adhered to, notwithstanding the In-
crease in home consumption.
]Li, o.- fete.
John Nicoll, for the past two years
operator and ticket cleric at the G. T.
R. in Listowel, has been promoted to
the position of Relieving Agent of the
Wellington, Grey & Bruce Division.
The first meeting, of the Listowel
Dairymen's Association will be held
in the Town Hall on Thursday, 7th
inst., at which officers will be °looted
and arrangements 1130(13 for 0ou-
ducting the cheese market during the
season,
A. J. Collins has commenced the
erection of a flue brick residence on
his property on Bismarck street. The
main building will be .30x40 feet, two
stories high, with tower ; a largo
brick kitchen will be erected in the
roar. The roeidence, completed, will
cost about $8,000.
Reports from the surrounding town•
ships all agree that the wheat has
wintered well and has Dome out from
beneath the snow looking remarkably
fine. Having passed the trying -time
so successfully, the prospects of an
excellent wheat crop were never bettor
at this season of the year.
The following hotels in town have
been granted licenses under the Pro.
vincial Act for the ensuing license
year :-T, H. Rolls, Grand Central;
George Zilliete, Queen's : Con. Zilliax,
Royal : R. H Henderson, American ;
P. Collison, Collison a muse ; Chris.
Zilliax, Commercial, and W. Etagon,
International. Kilbourne & Munro
have been granted a shop license.
The Listowel Lacrosse Olub has
been organized for the season. The
following are the officers :-H. B.
Morphyy, Hon. Pres. ; J. A. Hacking,
Hou. Vice -do.; 11. McDowell, Pres. ;
R. Robertson, Vice -Pres.; A. H.
Hermtstan, Captain ; N. S. Aradley,
Sees Trees ; Messrs. Bryans, Clime
and Poole, Managing Committee.
Listowel lodge of the Black Knights
of Ireland has been re -organized, the
following being the principal officers:
Dr. 3, A Burgess, Sir Knight in Com-
mand ; 0. Anderson, Deputy Sir
Knight in Command; R. Wood, Sir
KnightTreas.; 3.3, Moore, Sir Knight
Registrar, The lodge has been re-
organized with about twenty members
and with good prospects for an in-
creased membership.
The Detroit Commercial Advertiser
says :-David A. Davis, married at
Listowel, Ont., in 1867, came to De-
troit where they have since lived. Last
August, Davis worked in Flint, and
represented himself as single, later he
married Mary Moore and departed
with her for the west ; sending Mrs.
Davis a letter stating that he had
severed his connection with her for
ever, and that henceforth she might
consider him dead. She is left desti-
tute with a family of three ohildren.
'3Vin„ palma.
The boys want a foot -ball club,
Fall wheat promises a good crop.
Dr. McDonald has iosumod prae.
ttoe.
The town baby 11135 been retuned
to its mother.
A. Tied match has been played al-
ready this eea5on,
Tho Presbyterians have an organ
in their church now.
Several farmers aro Bolding their
last year's grain yet.
Juo, Hades, barber, hes a hen cap.
able of laying eggs 0x7:1 inches.
Johnston & Tnrnor's dam was tat•
tied away by 1110 spring freshet,
Roe and Jun.:Dinslo have their
Scott Peet apartments fitted up, They
000510011 the Scutt Act licenses for
town,
During tile Spring Show here it
man named llobt, Iligghte, of Turn -
berry, received a severe look 00 the
leg from nhorse, barely injuring the
bone.
The Thug farm, north of Gerrie,
has been purchased by Then. Cornyu,
Sao r lets.
5uum.N.-0a Thursday of lout week
Maggie, fourth daughter of Om late
3111100 l'urvie, died Budd/114, at tee
early age of 22 years, Sho had ster1-
ed on the Tuesday previous for 1fini-
toba but on account of the bail roads
getting to the etetitl0, returned, llor
Viacom wits very hoof and althongh m
phyeician wile celled nothing could be
done and she peened away on Thurs-
day. The (morel took place on Sat -
of this town, for $8,850. The prep- urday afternoon,
erly iuchlcl05, 125 acres of lend and a . „Uuesse 31013116," -This stallion
saw 1ui11. will bete the following route this sea -
The following offioerr were elected son :-1'fonday will leave his own
for the cricket club :-0. E. Williams
president ; E. L. Dickinson, vice -
prem. ; G. M. Duffield, sec,-treas. ; F,,
S. Ussher, captain,
4:54-r o3,•
The restdonce of Neil Richardson
was the scene of a quite wedding last
stable, at Brussels, and proceed to
con, 0, Morris, to D. Purvis', lot 10,
for noon ; thence to con, 5, nt Sun.
spline, thence to the gravel road road,
between Wawanosh and Morris, to
Queen's hotel, Belgrravo. for night.
Tuesday will proceed north to con. 8,
Morrie, thence east to lot 15, to D.
'Wednesday. The coutractiug per- Bell's, for noon ; thence 1100111 on
sone were John K, Richardson, Sea- eoutro side lino ti Johnston's hotel,
forth, and alias Euphomie Richard- Bluove lo, for night. Wodneeday will
son, of this township. The bolt wish- I proceed north to 13 line, Turnburry,
1} miles, thence east to 2nd con.,
thence east to Central hotel, Wroxet-
er, for noon ; thence to leleIntosh's
hotel, Gerrie, for night, Thursday
will proceed south 4 miles to Gil -
pin's school house, thence west on
con, 5, Howie's, to boundary of Turu-
berry and Howicic, then sonde to Wm.
Bryans' for noon ; then east 11 H,
Cummings'. llolesworth, for night.
Friday will proceed south on side hue
between lots 24 and 25, 21 miles to
John Lindsay's for one hoar, thence
west on con. 3, to John McCertuey's
for 110011 ; thence west b side read
between lots 15 and 16, thence smith
to con. 7, thence east to Robertson's
hotel, Ethel, for night. Saturday
will proceed 5)11111 to con. 0, thence
west to his own stable, Amoral til ho-
tel, Brussels, where he will rennin
until the following Monday morning,
Peter Thomson, proprietor, ,f.)eeph
Webster, groom,
es of a largo cirelo of friends ae0om-
pany them.
Wra. 301 of John Hill, was home
last week for a short vial,. For the
past•fsw years he has bean uugaged
with his brother in business in the
Muskoka and Algoma section of the
country, dealing with the employees
of the 0. P. R. who are building the
line.
To the editor of Ton Posy.
Dear Sir. -Thinking Roe from an
old battler of Grey might not be out
of place 1 take the liberty to inform
you that J. 11. Skoueand myself left
Brussels 011 tiro 18th of March and
arrived at Abilene ou the 151h. We
found the farmers busy plowing mud
the land in fine working order. Oats
are looking nice and green but fall
wheat is pretty billy winter killed.
It is a late spring here but we have
lied a line rain to -day and things ere
beginning to look well. I wax away
sooiug our old friend 11. Laidlaw last
week. He has a nice place and ulcus
Kansas well, I have visited most of
our Canadian Mende and they all ap.
Pear to be doing well and I do not
think any of them need be sorry for
comiug 10 Kansas. 1 toast tell you
the Brussels Pees is a welcome visit-
or here. Tours sincerely,
Abilene, April 20111. D. DonsoN.
"SIR TAT'roN OOAomsAN. -Sir Tat -
ton Coachman will take the following
route this soomn :--Monday will
leave his own stable, lot 17, con. 14,
and proceed to Craubrook, whore lie
will remain for one Hour ; thence 10
Ethel for noon ; thence east to Newry,
Wynn's Hotel, for too night. Tues-
day will proceed east hi Elmo, by
Brltton's corners, to Jas. Alexander's
for noon , then oast to Commercial
hotel, Carthage, for eight. Wednes-
day will proceed north to Tyrone for
one hour, thence west to Listowel,
(Grand Central hotel) for noon ;
thence to Gowanetown for one hour,
thence to Peter Stewart's, near Moles-
worth for the night. Thursday will
proceed west to Jamestown for noon,
and to Johnston's hotel, Bluovale, for
night. Friday will proceed south
through Morris to Jas. Hall's, lot 10,
con. 7, for noon ; thence south to the
boundary between Morris and Hullett,
to Mr. Mills, where he will remain
for one hour, thence via Harlock, and
Leadbury to Bieruos' hotel, Walton,
for the night. Saturday will proceed
to Brussels, American hotel, for noon;
thence home to his own stable.
"RANir.s Boy." -This stallion will
take the following route this season :
-Monday, will leave his own stable,
lot 1, eon. 0, Grey, and proceed along
the 3rd line of Morris to lot 15, north
11 wiles to Henry Bosman's for noon;
from thence to Bluovale, whore he
will remain one hour, thence on Blue -
vale road to tho Grand Central Hotel,
Wroxeter, for night. Tuesday will
proceed south along the town line be.
%ween Turuberry and Howicic to Wm.
Bryans' corner, thence east to Bold -
en's for noon from thoneo to Peter
Scott's, Molesworth, for night. Wed.
nesday will proceed 1; miles south,
then wast to Jaime Lynn's for noon;
thence west, via Jamestown, and
south to his Own stable for Inght.
Thursday will proceed south to Oen.
tial Hotel, Brussels, for ono hour,
thence south to James Oakloy,s, lot
1, con. 18, Grey, for noon ; thence
to lOth con., Hien oast 21 miles, then
south le milds to ktobott MoGavm's
for night. Friday morning will pro•
clod west to David 1'argallareon's,
lot 22, con, 0, Morris, for noon; then
west to lot 10, then north 11 miles to
John White's, lot 10, con. 8, for
night. Saturday will 'proceed north
4 tulles, then oast 24 miles to Hugh
l'orsyth'e, lot 22, for noon ; thence
north 11' tellies, then to 13russels, and
The Wingham Advance says :-
While driving into town on Wednes-
day last, Jas. Galley, 2n11 can„ had
an experience he won't forget for s.
wlnlo. Coining with a team woxth
about $800 and a light democrat
wagon, when about the centre of the
water over the gravel road, it dog
started to run towards the lioraea,
jumping through the water \Vltou
the horses observed the dog they
stopped, looked and wheeled meetly."
to go hook, turning all right. In
turuiug around the tongue of the
wagon broke, and 11r. Golloy lmll0d
on the horsey which lifted the 1e tgon
and threw him tint in front, falling
on the ground, the frout wheel 01 the
wagon passing over hie head. Tho
horses then jumped into the Glitch at
the aide of the road, were the wat00
must bo 12 feet deep, ono Loran get-
ting on top of the ether. The net
of those who wore in the wagon got
out all right, Miss Gulley jumping
out with a basket of eggs without any
of them being broken. An omployeo
of Mr. Br:ulwin's happened to bo close
by in a boat, or both horses would
have been drowned, as they were bad-
ly tangled up in the harness. It was
with the greatest difficulty they wore
got out, Ropes wore secured, and
the horses wore pulled out by the
nock, much of the harness having to
bo out. It at one time looked bad
for one of the horses, as the other
kept him down in the water. Both
were rescued however, although they
boomed pretty alalcy, after being in
the water about 45 minutes. James
Golley's head was badly injured, lute•
ing been out by the gravel in front
and the wheel of the wagon on the
back, but ho didn't seem to mind it
much and worked as hard as anyone
to save the horses. Tho wagon box
floated a short piece away from the
rest, but was gob out all right.
MtYiol.
'Me farmers in this locality are
busy plowing and getting ready for
sowing.
When will the sidewalk to the
station bo finished is the momoutous
question now.
Tho regular quarterly meeting of
the Methodist church will be heal next
Sabbath morning.
Wm. Bawttnhener, who Itis hem
111 for some time, is still on tho star
list, Wo hobo to bo able to report
his complete restoration to good health
before long.
Last Wednesday Ed. Tompkins loot
with a serious and 110100 accident,
While engaged in Miluo's saw -mill
lee hand came in contact with tho
saw and an ugly gash was cut mud
his hand badly htcoratod. The iujur.
MI member was etitelioel rip and the
patient is doing as well as could bo
expected,